Suspender-buckle



(No Model.)

D. LIPPY.

SUSPBNDER BUCKLE. No. 449,683. Patented Apr. 7,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID LIPPY, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO.

SUSPENDER-BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,683, dated April '7, 1891.

Application tiled December 19, 1890. Serial No. 375,221- NO model.)

T all whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, DAVID LIPPY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State ot' Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspender-Buckles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in suspender-buckles; and its objects are, first, to construct a buckle which is smooth upon its face, which will obviate all danger to cutting gai-men ts, which is common in all buckles which have a spring-hook for attaching the suspender-ends; second, to obviate all danger of damaging the spring-hook by tension upon the suspender-ends. This I accomplish by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of a portion of suspender, showing the construction ot' the buckle and spring-hook. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View of same.

Similar letters refer tosimilarpartsthroughout the several views.

A indicates a suspender-buckle, which is of common construction, such as are now in general use.

B indicates the hinged lever, which answers two purposes; irst,to form a 1ever-clamp to secure thebuckle rigid upon the web at any point required; second, to form a spring-hook for the purpose of attaching the suspenderends to the buckle; and the essence of my invention is in the hinged lever and springhook, but more particularly in the spring-hook C. The spring-hook C is formed from a portion of the lever B and is bent upward, forming the spring-hook C, the upper end passing through the opening D and has a bearing against the back of the plate B at the point E. The end of the said spring is bent upon itself, forming a round end. be more clearly deined hereinafter.

To attach the suspender-ends II to the spring-hook O is as follows: The wire loop or ring G, connecting the suspender-ends H,.

is pressed against the face of the spring-hook C, the ring passing between the spring C and plate B at E, allowing the ring to pass over the end of the spring, dropping downward into the hook into the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

To disen gage the suspender-ends by raising the wire ring G above the end of spring C, the top of the wire ring G passes into the V formed by the round end of the spring and the front plate B, which by a downward pull upon the suspender-ends disengages the suspender-ends from the buckle.

The invention is so simple in construction that it will not be necessary to give a more full description.

Having fully described my invention, what I clai-m as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The suspender-buckle herein shown and described, consisting of the rectangular loop, the plate having its ends bentat a rightI angle to the body and engaging the end bars of said loop, the clamping-plate having a part of its upper portion at each side bent around the lower bar of the loop for pivoting the plate to said loop, and having the bent portion at the upper end for engaging the suspender, the opening in the face of the plate and the projection, and the spring-hook pass ing through the Aopening and engaging the projection on the under face thereof, all as shown. Y

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

t DAVID LIPPY. Witnesses;

L. S. SMITH, S. S. BRIOKER.

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